Amazing Killdeer; Dedicated Parents and Masters of Deception

Meet the Killdeer: A shorebird that lives much of its life far from the shore from remote deserts to gravel parking lots in shopping malls. It hides it's nests in plain sight and is a master of distraction. I have followed the lives of more than a dozen killdeer mating pairs over four years. Here I share my photography and what I've learned from the literature and my own observations of these wonderful birds. I talk about their mastery of distraction techniques to protect their nests, their parenting abilities and discuss the biology of birds that have dimorphic (different appearances) sexes vs birds, such as Killdeer in which the males and females look and act nearly the same. I hope this video will give you a greater appreciation for these wonderful birds while learning a bit of biology at the same time.

Photographs of killdeer can all be found here: https://www.beechnutphotography.com/K...
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Joel Duff (aka The Natural Historian) resources:
Blog: https://thenaturalhistorian.com
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Photography "Portraits of Creation:" https://www.beechnutphotography.com/
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